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A buffalo fried cauliflower recipe?! Yep. You heard me. I successfully blended three different recipes and got the most amazing turn-out for my fried cauliflower. If you’re reading this and thinking, “Ew, buffalo sauce is for chicken wings” then think again. Seriously, try making these yourself. You will be SHOCKED at how good they taste.

Ingredients

You can make this buffalo fried cauliflower recipe Vegan as well but since I’m not Vegan I’ve listed things that aren’t below. I will add a Vegan version to this recipe below but for now, I’ll stick with what I did:

Ingredients

Cauliflower (duh) – I used colorful cauliflower in my original recipe

1/2 cup Garbanzo Bean flour

1/2 cup water

1 Tablespoon corn starch

2 Egg whites (skip this if you’re V)

Dash of salt

Buffalo Sauce Ingredients

Frank’s Red Hot

Melted butter (add more to make it less spicy!) – OR Ghee, if you’re Vegan

Other Ingredients

Canola Oil (for deep frying)

Vegan Recipe

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Skip the eggs, coat the cauliflower in the batter, scatter them on a lightly-greased pan and cook until golden brown – voila! It’s that easy.

Non-Vegan Recipe

Now for the fun part: the best buffalo fried cauliflower recipe. This is a little trickier. Mainly because deep-frying isn’t the easiest thing to do in the world.

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add cauliflower and let cook for 5 to 8 minutes or until cauliflower is soft. Drain, and set off to the side.

Make the batter: combine dry ingredients first then liquids and whisk until there’s no lumps. Add more Garbanzo bean flour to the fried cauliflower batter if it’s too thin.

Add your canola oil to another pot and get hot enough to boil.

Coat cauliflower in batter and toss into the hot oil to fry until golden brown!

Let cool and serve.

WARNING: Everything gets soggy one the Buffalo sauce is added so I recommend serving the sauce on the side for you to “dip” or, if you plan n eating it ASAP then just cover the whole damn things!

How did it turn out for you? Tag me in your post! Check out my last recipe here too.

]]>http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2018/04/04/buffalo-fried-cauliflower-recipe/feed/0ASMR Unsolved Mystery Video Serieshttp://lilywhispersasmr.com/2018/03/29/asmr-unsolved-mystery-videos/
http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2018/03/29/asmr-unsolved-mystery-videos/#respondThu, 29 Mar 2018 14:26:08 +0000http://lilywhispersasmr.com/?p=298ASMR Unsolved Mystery Videos When I started my ASMR Unsolved Mystery video series on YouTube, I had no idea it was going to be such a hit! In fact (to my knowledge) Artsy Tingles was Read more…

When I started my ASMR Unsolved Mystery video series on YouTube, I had no idea it was going to be such a hit! In fact (to my knowledge) Artsy Tingles was the first ASMRtist to integrate true crime, unsolved mysteries, etc. with ASMR!

Since I started my ASMR Unsolved Mystery Series, the videos have accumulated over 1,480,000+ views! I’m SHOCKED! I love when I am able to blend my interests (like true crime) with ASMR – I like to think that it shows in my content when I enjoy making a certain video!

It’s humbling to see that I’ve sparked other content creators to make their own ASMR Unsolved Mystery videos as well – like Soft ASMR, Peace & Saraity ASMR and I even inspired a new channel called “True Crime ASMR” that I’ve been loving!

ASMR Unsolved Mystery Video Series Drawbacks

Of course, unsolved mysteries + ASMR has not been seen in good light in the community. I’ve gotten a lot of feedback about the series – some really good and some very bad. People have told me that I’m “F*&^% up to mix ASMR and tragedies” and other similar comments. It took me a lot to get over those types of comments too – I had to disable commenting on my Kenneka video and others since I didn’t want to deal with the negativity. I get scrutinized for doing so but it’s my channel and I’ll do anything for some piece of mind.

All in all, I’m so thankful that you all have been enjoying the series (if you have been) and I will continue making these types of videos. People have requested that I cover solved cases but that’s not really my style. I’m not trying to be a “true crime” ASMR channel or anything. I want to bring awareness to unsolved tragedies to hopefully bring closure and peace to the victim’s families.

ASMR Positive Affirmations Video

Intense Visual ASMR Positive Affirmations/Hand Movements

Hello, my lovely lilypad! I recently uploaded an ASMR Positive Affirmations video with intense visual ASMR including hand movements, face touching, air tracing and face brushing! You can check out that video down below. It was requested for me to do a longer version of this video, which was well-received! In the latest ASMR Positive Affirmations video I uploaded, I wrote out some thoughts to include as a narration.

Sometimes, it’s difficult for me to think of what to say, especially on the spot. I find ASMR positive affirmation videos hard to record because I have to focus on providing visual triggers as well as what to say. I’ve always preferred writing over speaking. It allows me to process my thoughts, allows me to mull them over. I actually started writing the narrative as a journal entry of sorts and then I was like, “Hmm, maybe other people feel like this too?”

Several subscribers have been requesting Dr. Lil videos – this pleases me so much as I was hesitant on how that series would be received! An upcoming themes will be emotions (anger, anxiety, sadness) since it has been the most widely-requested topic. I, too, struggle with anxiety on an every-other-day basis. I’ve gotten rather good at managing it however. It takes practice, but I believe it’s doable! Naturally, some good old ASMR positive affirmations videos help too

Also, quick shout out to Julia who really urged me to do these types of videos in the first place. She adores ASMR guided meditations, ASMR positive affirmations videos and similar others.

ASMR Positive Affirmations Video Transcript

I’ve included the transcript for my ASMR Positive Affirmations video below. Surprisingly, towards the end of the video, some of the narrative actually was coined up on the spot so I won’t have that included below but what I wrote beforehand will be And, as always, here are ways you can reach out to me if you so please.

Hello, my lilypad. I’m so happy you’re here with me tonight, to spend this time with me. I want you to know how much I care about you and how much I love you. I know you’re doing the best you can – you should be so proud of yourself! You’ve been doing so well. You’ve been doing beautifully and you’ve come a long way. I’ve seen your progress, your growth and your change and I am so happy for you. I know you get down on yourself that you could be doing more and could be better but I want you to know that you are on a different path – try not to compare yourself to what you see in the news or on social media all the time. Take a step back, breathe. I want you to know that you are the best YOU and I love you for that. I don’t want you to be Zayn from One Direction or a Kardashian. I love and care about you for who YOU ARE. It makes me sad when I hear you say negative things about yourself – you get wrapped up and lost in all of these things that don’t matter to me. I don’t care how your hair looks in the morning or how your voice sounds when you have a cold. I care about what’s on the inside, the inner you that I’ve been so blessed to get to know. Your personality, your soul, your traits and habits. Thank you for opening your life up to me, even when I know you only want to close me out. I don’t know what you need or what you want or how to make things better when you get down on yourself or experience a rough patch or a bad day. I can only comfort you and offer advice when you ask – but we are in this together. One step at a time, day by day. Think about that. Day by day. I feel like I’m constantly worrying about the future – I’m living a life that hasn’t even happened yet and it makes me afraid to take risks. Do you ever feel like that? Do you ever think about what’s stopping you? It’s either things that have happened in the past or things you’re afraid of in the future. If you think about it more, it sounds a bit ridiculous to be honest. We’re afraid of something that hasn’t even happened yet… fear is so inhibiting, isn’t it? It’s a strange thing. I have a love-hate relationship with it. Do you? It keeps me from doing dumb things but then sometimes I’m afraid it keeps me from taking a risk that I could benefit from. The “unknown” is so scary – maybe that’s what I’m afraid of. The great, big wide “unknown.” But then I remind myself I’m not alone on this journey and I find comfort in that. And the future doesn’t seem as scary with love and support on either side. There was a time in my life where I felt so alone – I’d cry myself to sleep every night. I was 2,000 miles away from my family and friends and it felt further and I remember shacking up in my apartment with my bunny, afraid to go out and meet people. I’d go over every negative scenario possible – rejection, feeling trapped, the list goes on and on. I felt like I was talking myself out of leaving my home because I was afraid of all of these things. But one day when I felt like the days were just flying past me too quickly and I ran out of areas in my apartment to vacuum or sweep I decided to put on a nice outfit, a lil makeup and go to a show. By myself. And being around people – I dunno, it comforted me in a way I can’t describe. I didn’t have to be talking with anyone either, just being around other human beings, as strange as this sounds, made me feel less alone. You got this. You can get that raise, you can switch jobs, you can move away from home, you can gain that independence. I believe in you, more than I can ever express to you. Remember that it just takes a step. Maybe not a very big one at first, but it takes some movement on your part to shift towards change in your life. It doesn’t matter when you want to take that step either, just know that I’ll be here when you need me. Right now, let’s rest. Let’s relax and focus on nothing but this time together right now, breathing deeply, living lightly, doing our best and trying to focus on nothing but this moment in time. Because that’s all that matters right now.

You are strong. This feeling is temporary and it will pass. You are capable of anything if you set your mind to it. I believe in you. You are independent. You are kind. You are generous. You are special. There is no one else like you in the universe. You are unique and I treasure you. You are in charge of your feelings. Choose to be happy. Choose to be better than you were yesterday. Choose to be happy. Choose to be better than you were yesterday. You are in charge of your own life. Choose to forgive and move forward. You have control over your life’s outcome, nothing is predetermined. You are admired and respected. You put positive energy into the universe and positive things will return to you. I know you are going through a troubling time right now but please know that this is temporary and it will pass. You are defeating your struggles, one at a time. You are defeating your struggles, one at a time. You will overcome this. You can make your dreams into a reality. You can make your dreams into a reality. You will make your dreams into a reality. You have so much time ahead of you. Your life is just beginning, you just have to overcome this temporary feeling of fear and tackle your dreams. You can do this. I love you.

“It can seem easier and safer to avoid risk than to take creative chances and let your mind run free. We’re all so worried about making a living and not getting devoured by alligators or competitors that we kind of start believing that there’s no time for being creative. Creativity, we think, is for artists. Imagination and inspiration, well, those are just words we use around kids. But for grown-ups, those are just nice words in some corporate mission statement. Our real job is to make a living. Well, foos, I am here to say that is wrong. Or at least self-deceptive. Because I believe creativity is an inherent part of everyone. To again quote Sir Ken, “creativity is the true engine of our economy” it’s the very essence of invention and innovation. I believe that’s true. And when you find that place in your life to be creative, you make the world a better place to live in. SUre, we all have to earn a living. But we also shouldn’t be afraid to wander off down the trail of creative risk-taking once in a while and explore a whole different way of thinking and living and doing. “Have no fear of perfection. You will never reach it” – Salvador Dali. The point of that is to never worry about failure, because it’s gonna happen. But that’s okay. Go ahead and take chances and you might just find that what feels like failure isn’t failure at all. It’s what inspires you to dream even bigger. So be thankful for the good and the not-so-good. Its just part of getting better at the things you do and at being you” – Kermit the Frog

]]>http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/10/13/asmr-positive-affirmations-videos/feed/2Ritual Network Review | YouTube ASMR Networkhttp://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/30/ritual-entertainment-review/
http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/30/ritual-entertainment-review/#commentsFri, 30 Jun 2017 19:18:28 +0000http://lilywhispersasmr.com/?p=225Ritual Network Review Since August 2015, I have been partnered with Ritual Network on YouTube. I get so many questions asking about being partnered on YouTube so I figured I’d write an honest review of Read more…

Ritual Network Review

Since August 2015, I have been partnered with Ritual Network on YouTube. I get so many questions asking about being partnered on YouTube so I figured I’d write an honest review of my experience with Ritual ASMR!

About YouTube Networks

First and foremost, I want to begin by admitting I’m no expert. In this blog post, I am simply sharing my experience and opinions. I knew little to nothing about YouTube networks when I first joined one. Although I still know very little, I know my experience on YouTube has greatly improved because of them.

I first signed with a large one in 2012 when I had my make-up and beauty channel. One of my videos went mini-viral and exceed 300,000 views and so networks started noticing me. I signed with one as a small creator and found little to no benefits. In fact, I felt as though a percentage of my revenue was being taken from me when I wasn’t taking advantage of what they offered.

When I started my ASMR channel I was adamant on not joining a network due to my prior experience with them. However, one email that was customized to me and personable, caught my eye. So I signed with a small network in August 2015.

Ritual Network

Long story short, my channel grew more quickly and I was switched to Ritual Network (then called Ritual Entertainment Network), which was the umbrella network of the smaller one that I had signed with.

I’ll admit that my start with them was a little rocky. This was almost two years ago. ASMR was still new to everyone (and still is). I felt a little misunderstood both by Ritual and by people in real life. I felt as though a percentage of my earnings were going to the network while I was not taking advantage of their offerings.

After going back and forth with the CEO about it, he introduced me to Savannah and I decided to stay. My YouTube prayers had been answered!

Partnering with A Network

YouTube is not my full-time job. I have a 9-5 job in Digital Marketing. I love it, but I also love YouTube and because of my lack of time, it’s hard for me to give my channel the time and dedication it needs at all hours of the day. And that’s where Savannah and Ritual Network came in.

Savannah works with brands to get me sponsorships for videos (a Godsend because of the YouTube Adpocalypse), updates my tags and end titles and tends to all of the small things that make a YouTube channel great.

I don’t think I would recommend partnering with a YouTube network to smaller creators. While YouTube is not my livelihood, I do use my ad revenue to pay bills (ugh, student loans) and rent (ugh, rent increasing).

Ritual ASMR

Sometimes being an ASMR YouTube Creator gets lonely. I don’t have a lot of time to talk to other creators to entertain collaborations (although I have done them in the past).

I’ve had some nightmareish experiences from YouTube. I’ve dealt with relentless trolls, perverts and haters. I guess it just comes with the territory though. I’m thankful that I’m backed by a Network in case any legal issues come up. Although I haven’t fully utilized that service, it gives me peace of mind.

When the “going’s gotten tough” I’ve spilled my heart out to Savannah trying to figure out ways to stay on YouTube but not deal with harassment. She’s listened to everything from me wanting to quit YouTube to a surgery Dobby’s had to have. We concocted plans and strategies and my comfort and safety was always put first.

A while back, Savannah told me that I had helped introduce her to the realm of ASMR. Full of support and love and dedication. I mean, who doesn’t love supporting a community centered around good vibes and getting a good night’s sleep?! So Ritual Network created a subcategory specifically for ASMR creators called Ritual ASMR. The first one ever. And we have quite the gang now too, from The ASMR Gamer to Olivia Kissper ASMR!

Moving Forward

I can honestly say that I’m happy I’m with a network and I’m especially thankful for both Savannah and the rest of the Ritual ASMR team’s dedication to the ASMR community.

]]>http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/30/ritual-entertainment-review/feed/1Rabbit Care & Keeping of Two Rabbitshttp://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/28/rabbit-care/
http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/28/rabbit-care/#commentsWed, 28 Jun 2017 15:28:57 +0000http://lilywhispersasmr.com/?p=211Rabbit Care & Keeping People always ask me about my rabbit care and keeping of two bunnies so I’ve decided to make a post about it! I’ll be doing an adjoining video as well but Read more…

People always ask me about my rabbit care and keeping of two bunnies so I’ve decided to make a post about it! I’ll be doing an adjoining video as well but in the meantime, I hope this helps those of you who are interested in getting your own bunny or are just curious about mine! So first, let’s meet the bunnies…

Dobby – A “blue” Flemish Giant rabbit born March 15, 2015. I adopted him from a guy on Craigslist in May 2015 who lived outside of Philadelphia. He’d breed two Pedigreed rabbit litters a year. He is named after Dobby, the House Elf from Harry Potter. He is nearly 18 pounds.

Dobby’s namesake

Spooner – Pennsylvania Dutch Rabbit adopted May 6, 2017! He was rescued from an overtaken garage with 70 other rabbits. He was adopted by a little girl in April 2016 but she developed allergies and had to return him. They guess he is about 6 years-old. He was named Spooner by the volunteers who rescued him. He is about 5 pounds.

Spooner (under grill) & Dobby (right)

Why Bunnies?

I get a lot of questions asking me “Why? Why a rabbit?” Rabbits are actually considered exotic animals AKA they’re not cats or dogs. Rabbit care compared to cat or dog care is quite different!

During the summer of 2014 I went to a County Fair and saw Flemish Giants and New Zealand rabbits and was amazed! I had no idea bunnies could get so big. In May 2015, I got my own after scouring Craigslist looking for a cute Flemish to adopt.

Litter-Training Rabbits

Litter-training rabbits is difficult, but doable. I poured over countless resources to make sure Dobby would use his box! Here are some tips for litter training rabbits:

Reinforce good behavior! Give them a dried cranberry or a little piece of fruit when they go in their box.

If they have accidents, take the their pills (rabbit poop) and put it in their box.

Add hay to the box! This one is huge. Rabbits like to graze and poop.

Put their box in a private place. No one likes to do their private business out in the open!

Rabbit Diet

Young rabbits have different diets than adult rabbits. Depending on metabolism and breed, numbers vary. There are lots of articles on rabbit care that cover rabbit diets. For Dobby, my Flemish Giant rabbit, his diet varies greatly from Spooner’s, who is a Pennsylvania Dutch rabbit. It’s important to know the difference between Flemish Giant rabbit care vs. smaller breed’s rabbit care.

Dobby, a few weeks old. I never saw him this young! This is a picture my breeder sent me.

I made the mistake of allowing Dobby to have free-access to his pellets and so right now he’s on a bit of a diet… to cut back on his excess fat I have cut back the amount of pellets he gets by one 1/2 cup (he would get 3 1/2 cups a day) and adding more leafy greens and hay. I try to give him 3 large leafy greens a day. Either 3 pieces of Romaine or two handfuls of Arugula. I will occasionally give him a fresh slice of apple or a few blueberries but not lately since he’s on a diet…

Spooner has a completely different diet. He eats more hay than pellets like a good boy! A lot of rabbits struggle with eating more hay than pellets because they find pellets so scrumptious! He has 2 large leafy greens a day. Either 2 pieces of Romaine or a handful of Arugula. Spooner cannot have fruit because it gives him diarrhea! It’s important to be aware of these things to be able to give your rabbit the care they need.

Rabbit Health

Dobby, 5 months-old

I struggled a lot with Dobby’s health. As a new rabbit owner, I had no idea that rabbits are prone to developing eye problems (I discovered this when researching rabbit care). Dobby had a congenital eye condition called entropion, which means the eyelid folds inwards with the lashes and can cause ulcerations. When his eyes flared up in pain, he would curl up in his box like he’s pictured above. Not all rabbits have tell-tale signs when they’re hurting but I always know something’s up when Dobby does this!

He received eye surgery on both eyes and although it is generally fixed, his eyelids are slightly deformed and he has chronically watery eyes. In the picture below you can see how squinty his eyes are because of this…

Dobby, 3 months-old, as a young Flemish Giant.

When Spooner was rescued, he had Syphilis in his eyes. He had it pretty badly and had to get surgery in addition to being treated for the Syphilis. His ears are torn due to rabbit fights from the garage with the 70 others.

Spooner, my Pennsylvania Dutch rabbit.

The 12 year-old girl who had Spooner before me loved him so tenderly because he is so cuddly and friendly! I really lucked out.

Rabbit Behavior

It’s a common misconception that rabbits are cuddly. They don’t like to be picked up or held (Dobby) nor do they like to be bothered when they’re not in the mood (Dobby & Spooner). Both of my boys like their alone time!

Although Dobby doesn’t like to be held, he LOVES to be pet. He will also curl up beside you and snuggle into your side to allow you to pet him. Spooner, on the other hand, LOVES to be held. He will wiggle his way underneath your neck to burrow into you!

Flemish Giants commonly do not burrow like small bunnies. For example, when I have Spooner on my bed, he digs into my pile of pillows to try to find a little nook or cranny to cuddle under. When I have Dobby on my bed, he likes to “knead” into my bed to try to find a comfy spot to lie on (he likes to try to smooth out the folds in my duvet cover). Rabbits LOVE to rearrange, so this is also a way for him to make things the way he wants it.

Dobby, 8 months-old, flopped.

A Guide to Rabbit Language

This video above demonstrates all of the actions I will be listing below!

FYI, Spooner is a very quiet bunny, while Dobby is more vocal. Most of the examples I list are from Dobby.

Grunting – He’s pissed! Dobby does this when I approach him quickly and he wants me to “back off” or if he’s eating and I approach him. He’s like, “Mom. I’m stuffing my face, bye.”

Honking – Happy sound! if I pet Dobby in a way he likes, he does this. He also does this when he’s eating!

Tooth Clicking – Happy sound! Dobby does this when I pet him in his favorite spots (e.g. underneath his chin, his ears or scratch his butt).

Tooth Grinding – A sign of distress or discomfort. When Dobby had his eye problems he would oftentimes do this. He also does this if he’s pissed, like after I groom him.

Squeak – Someone stepped on Dobby once and he gave this noise! It means he’s upset or distressed. He also has done this for the groomer before.

Binky – a twist midair that a rabbit does with a little twitch too! Dobby does this when he’s happy! This makes times-consuming rabbit care so worthwhile!

Knead – both of my buns have done this for me! They do this to rearrange things the way that they want it (rabbits are quite particular you know!)

Digging – Dobby does this to rearrange ME as does Spooner. They also dig in just about anything too (e.g. bed, their litterbox, etc.) Because, well, they’re rabbits…

Chinning – This is a way rabbits mark their territories.

Spinning – This is an action of excitement or endearment (usually). Dobby does this to me when I go get him food in the morning and I literally have to stop myself from stepping on him because he darts between and around my feet. They also do this during bunny-bunny interactions.

Flop – I included a picture of Dobby “flopped” above! It’s a sign of extreme comfort and it’s sooo cute! One time, I was passing Dobby’s room and I actually thought he died because he flopped and his eye was half open! But he was just chillin’.

Licking – Expression of affection! Rabbits do this to each other and Dobby does it to me when he’s really enjoying a spot that I’m petting OR if I stop petting him and he wants me to continue.

Lunging/Charging – This is usually accompanied by a “Grunt” too. He does this to me if I try to get him out from under my bed or try or grab him. Spooner has never done this.

Mounting – This is how rabbits mate. But it’s also a sign of dominance! Dobby tried to mount Spooner a few times during their first “dates.”

Nipping – Dobby does this to move me or if he’s annoyed with me. He’s done this when I’m holding him and he wants to be put down!

Nudge – This means “give me attention” or “move out of my way” – both my bunnies do this!

Flicking – Neither of my rabbits have done this but it’s mentioned in the video!

Thump – A sign of alarm or danger! I’ve heard both Dobby and Spooner do this and it’s very alarming!

Periscoping – When a rabbit stands to look around. Both Dobby & Spooner do this to check stuff out and explore!

Dobby, 3-months old.

Rabbit Care

Rabbit care and keeping takes a lot of time and effort! But in return, you get well-behaved bunnies and that’s what makes it all the worthwhile! Let me know if you have any questions by responding in the comments! Also share with me some of your favorite bunny moments too.

]]>http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/28/rabbit-care/feed/1Outfit Inspiration & Where I Get It Fromhttp://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/26/outfit-inspiration/
http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/26/outfit-inspiration/#respondMon, 26 Jun 2017 20:06:24 +0000http://lilywhispersasmr.com/?p=205Outfit Inspiration I get a lot of questions about where I get inspiration for my lookbooks and haul videos so I figured I’d post a compilation of outfit inspiration! Check out my latest lookbook/try-on haul Read more…

I got a lot of requests for the recipe for this chicken dish I made in my recent video so, ask and you shall receive!

Recipe Ingredients

Asparagus

One package asparagus

Olive oil

Lemon pepper (I got mine from Trader Joe’s)

Garlic

Chicken

Chicken (thighs, breasts, whatever you like!)

Vodka pasta sauce

Garlic

Fresh Basil

Ripe peach

Lemons

Lemon pepper

Seasoning (I used a medley from Trader Joe’s)

For the asparagus – heat up some olive oil in a pan on low heat. Once warm, add the asparagus. Chop up some garlic (a whole bunch so you can save some for the chicken) and then add that too. Slice up some lemons and squeeze some lemon juice onto the asparagus. Season how you like and cook with a cover to your desired texture.

Chicken – heat up some olive in a pan on low heat. Once the oil is warm, add the chicken and the garlic. Add as many spoonfuls of vodka sauce as you like (I used a spoonful for every piece of chicken I had, e.g. one breast = one spoonful of vodka sauce). Now slice up some peaches! Add the lemons to the simmering pan as well as your desired seasonings. After 1-3 minutes, add the peaches and basil and increase the heat to medium. Allow the vodka sauce to get a little crispy. Once you cook your chicken to your heart’s desire, turn off the heat and serve with asparagus! Leftover peaches make a great dessert!

If you end up making this dish, don’t forget to reach out to me and share! I would love to see how this turns out for you.

]]>http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/16/chicken-recipe/feed/6ASMR Tumblr Quotes (2)http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/06/asmr-tumblr-quotes-2/
http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/06/asmr-tumblr-quotes-2/#respondTue, 06 Jun 2017 03:34:23 +0000http://lilywhispersasmr.com/?p=199ASMR Reading Quotes Be the set of ears that is always willing to listen. One cry of help hidden amidst the rest of world’s noises deserves just as much to be heard as anyone else. Read more…

Be the set of ears that is always willing to listen. One cry of help hidden amidst the rest of world’s noises deserves just as much to be heard as anyone else. Be that one to pause, focus in, and open your heart towards those that are not being heard.— Nicole Addison

Not all toxic people are cruel and uncaring. Some of them love us dearly. Many of them have good intentions. Most are toxic to our being simply because their needs and way of existing in the world force us to compromise ourselves and our happiness. They aren’t inherently bad people, but they aren’t the right people for us. And as hard as it is, we have to let them go. Life is hard enough without being around people who bring you down, and as much as you care, you can’t destroy yourself for the sake of someone else. You have to make your wellbeing a priority. Whether that means breaking up with someone you care about, loving a family member from a distance, letting go of a friend, or removing yourself from a situation that feels painful — you have every right to leave and create a safer space for yourself.— Daniell Koepke

When is it time to call it quits?When you discern a different path to take that better suits you, which facilitates the growth, healing, and awakening you need. Quitting is like death; it is half of a change. Make that change work for you and you can give yourself to that little death. Namaste – lazyyogi

How to Care Less about what Other People Think1. Know what matters to you, personally – what you stand for, and what your values are .2. Don’t be anxious about breaking social norms. The more often you do this, and go against the flow, the less it will bother you to simply be yourself.3. Decide not to live as a people pleaser, or to get upset and take rejection personally.4. Hang out with people who are self confident, who know what they believe in, and what they want from life. You’ll find their self-confidence will rub off on you, too, and you’ll start to worry less about what other people think.5. Working on becoming more competent in the skills and areas that matter to you. That will naturally enhance your self confidence, and develop a self image that is strong and positive.6. Travel, or spend time with lots of different people. That will show you how diverse attitudes and outlooks are. That is, there’s no one way of being – so find, and be, yourself.

Important Life Lessons1. You only have this moment so live in the “now”.2. Life is over quickly so fight for what matters – your values and beliefs … hopes and dreams … and those you love.3. If you make the sacrifice, you will reap the benefits.4. Procrastination keeps you tied to yesterday. For what you do today will determine your tomorrow.5. See failure as lesson, and a bridge to success. We all fail at times – it’s the way we grow and learn.6. The most important relationship you have in this the life is the relationship that you have with yourself. So value, affirm and believe in yourself.7. What we do – not what we say – reveals our true character.8. Remember to be kind for everyone is fighting a hard battle.

How do I stop projecting my anxiety onto others and blaming them for it?Contemplate a few things:Where is your anxiety experienced?In your own brain and body. It is not beamed into you by an external force. People react differently to different stimuli. What causes anxiety in you may not cause anxiety in others. Again, this highlights that your anxiety is your own. If you blame others for your anxiety, you will not be free from it. You will simply resent other people and try to change them. Trying to change the world around us to make us feel more comfortable in our insecurities is like trying to cover the earth in leather to avoid the pain of walking on sticks and stones. It is much easier to simply wear shoes. If you take responsibility for your anxiety, then you can do something about it.When you acknowledge that the anxiety is coming from within you and is somehow tied into your wiring, you can then set about the task of rewiring and realigning yourself such that you are free from it. Anxiety is nothing to be ashamed of–it is a common struggle. Own it and work toward being free from it. Many people are prescribed anti-anxiety medication and perhaps that helps them. Maybe there are side-effects, maybe it’s expensive. I don’t know. What I do know is that meditation and mindfulness have been found to be as effective, they are free, and you can start practicing them today. The difficulty about general anxiety is that it arises because our perception, our sense of self, and our sense of the world is out of balance. Those things are intertwined in nuanced ways. How we perceive past and future, how we seek happiness and peace, who we think we are, all of these things come into play to make anxiety possible. While daily meditation and mindfulness will help you to begin unraveling all of that, the book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle will help you to understand the circumstances you have unconsciously set up for yourself that makes anxiety possible. Read, meditate, practice, and you will find your own way to being free. Namaste! – lazyyogi

Not everything is supposed to become something beautiful and long-lasting. Sometimes people come into your life to show you what is right and what is wrong, to show you who you can be, to teach you to love yourself, to make you feel better for a little while, or to just be someone to walk with at night and spill your life to. Not everyone is going to stay forever, and we still have to keep on going and thank them for what they’ve given us.— Emery Allen

The actual feeling of being beautiful is the feeling that nothing is out of place with regard to yourself in this moment. You feel whole, radiant, and accepted.If this feeling is tied to the body, then you are setting yourself up to suffer at some point in time.When you start to suspect that you are not your body, what meaning does beauty then have? Your beauty is too infinite for the body or mind to reflect.The beauty that surpasses the body, the peace that surpasses the mind, both are that eternal Self that knows the mind-body yet cannot be known by the mind-body.You are that Self and never were you that mind-body appearance. – lazyyogi

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company… a church… a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our Attitudes.— Charles R. Swindoll

Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need.First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind’s way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door.Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying ‘time heals all wounds’ is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

My life is not possible to tell. I change every day, change my patterns, my concepts, my interpretations. I am a series of moods and sensations. I play a thousand roles. I weep when I find others play them for me. My real self is unknown. My work is merely an essence of this vast and deep adventure. ”— Anaïs Nin

Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company. ”— Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Everybody has a capacity for a happy life. All these talks about how difficult times we live in, that’s just a clever way to justify fear and laziness.— Lev Landau

I can believe things that are true and things that aren’t true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they’re true or not.I can believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and the Beatles and Marilyn Monroe and Elvis and Mister Ed. Listen – I believe that people are perfectable, that knowledge is infinite, that the world is run by secret banking cartels and is visited by aliens on a regular basis, nice ones that look like wrinkled lemurs and bad ones who mutilate cattle and want our water and our women.I believe that the future sucks and I believe that the future rocks and I believe that one day White Buffalo Woman is going to come back and kick everyone’s ass. I believe that all men are just overgrown boys with deep problems communicating and that the decline in good sex in America is coincident with the decline in drive-in movie theaters from state to state.I believe that all politicians are unprincipled crooks and I still believe that they are better than the alternative. I believe that California is going to sink into the sea when the big one comes, while Florida is going to dissolve into madness and alligators and toxic waste.I believe that antibacterial soap is destroying our resistance to dirt and disease so that one day we’ll all be wiped out by the common cold like martians in War of the Worlds.I believe that the greatest poets of the last century were Edith Sitwell and Don Marquis, that jade is dried dragon sperm, and that thousands of years ago in a former life I was a one-armed Siberian shaman.I believe that mankind’s destiny lies in the stars. I believe that candy really did taste better when I was a kid, that it’s aerodynamically impossible for a bumble bee to fly, that light is a wave and a particle, that there’s a cat in a box somewhere who’s alive and dead at the same time (although if they don’t ever open the box to feed it it’ll eventually just be two different kinds of dead), and that there are stars in the universe billions of years older than the universe itself.I believe in a personal god who cares about me and worries and oversees everything I do. I believe in an impersonal god who set the universe in motion and went off to hang with her girlfriends and doesn’t even know that I’m alive. I believe in an empty and godless universe of causal chaos, background noise, and sheer blind luck.I believe that anyone who says sex is overrated just hasn’t done it properly. I believe that anyone who claims to know what’s going on will lie about the little things too.I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies. I believe in a woman’s right to choose, a baby’s right to live, that while all human life is sacred there’s nothing wrong with the death penalty if you can trust the legal system implicitly, and that no one but a moron would ever trust the legal system.I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you’re alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.— Neil Gaiman, American Gods

Life has taught me that you can’t control someone’s loyalty. No matter how good you are to them, doesn’t mean they’ll treat you the same. No matter how much they mean to you, doesn’t mean they’ll value you the same. Sometimes the people you love the most, turn out to be the people you can trust the least. — Trent Shelton

If you are willing to look at another person’s behavior toward you as a reflection of the state of their relationship with themselves rather than a statement about your value as a person, then you will, over a period of time cease to react at all. ”— Yogi Bhajan

In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk.— Robert Kiyosaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad

If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do.— Stephen Fry

When you can tell your story and it doesn’t make you cry, that’s when you know you’ve healed.— Unknown

If you really believe in what you’re doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up.

Dont stay in a toxic relationship or a toxic friendship just because you don’t want to be lonely.

friendly advice to not revolve your life around one person, one feeling, one place, one memory, one problem. the complexity of life and the diversity of the world is beautiful and you have the right to explore it. do not settle for less. you deserve better.

INSPIRATION/PROMPTS

prompt 870 – Dante wrote about nine circles of hell. How many circles does your version of hell have? Describe them.

prompt 855 – Complete the sentence “I really wish I hadn’t …” in a creative way, then write a piece about it. It doesn’t have to be true. In fact, the more untrue it is, the better.

prompt 847 – She divided her life into two parts, before and after the accident.

prompt 827 – You must be so disappointed. I know how much you wanted me to fail.

]]>http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/06/06/asmr-tumblr-quotes-2/feed/0ASMR “Helping You…” Serieshttp://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/05/22/asmr-helping-you-series/
http://lilywhispersasmr.com/2017/05/22/asmr-helping-you-series/#respondMon, 22 May 2017 15:05:43 +0000http://lilywhispersasmr.com/?p=175On my ASMR channel, I’ve been embedding several “Helping you with…” videos. It’s turned into somewhat of a series, inspired by a heartbreak of mine back during the wintertime, thus sparking the first one: ASMR Read more…

People often ask me where I draw my inspiration from so I’m writing his blog post to shed light on the times in my life where I felt like I needed a video to get me through.

ASMR Helping You Through Heartbreak

This video, asI mentioned before, stemmed from a heartbreak of my own. I won’t dig into details but everything I said in the video were words I had been telling myself, including words that others had been telling me too. I’m so blessed to have people who love and support me in my life, but others are not so lucky. Whether or not you’re a loner or your friends aren’t always there to listen and provide guidance, I created this video in the hopes of acting as that friend. No person on a computer screen can compare to in-person interaction, I know, but maybe, just maybe, this’ll help just a bit…

ASMR Helping You Through An Anxiety Attack

My anxiety was the reason I joined the ASMR community! While my attacks have all been mild, never anything demobilizing or anything, I know people who have had suffered from attacks like that. I did some research for this video and learned that some people do not want to be touched during an anxiety attack. This was difficult to work around while filming since personal attention is a big chunk of content in the ASMR world, but I managed to make it work (I think?) – these were some steps and things I do to help with anxiety.

ASMR Helping You With Your Eating Disorder

I’ve spoken about being in a sorority before and about being a young woman in today’s society in general. According to the ANAD, about 30 million people suffer from eating disorders in the U.S. I talked about two girls in this video – one from high school and one from college. These are true stories. The friend from high school and I drifted apart after graduation while the friend from college and I are no longer friends. This is due to a plethora of things (one of them being her inability to get help for her mental illness). I’m so touched by everyone’s comments. While I sort of filmed this video for myself, therapeutically, it seemed to help others. In the end, that’s all I’ve ever wanted my videos to do.

ASMR Helping You With Your Depression

This video, while good-intentioned, sparked controversy. Some people find it “trivializing,” which saddens me, so I responded to a comment (and pinned it) for people to hear my side of things…

And so that’s the last video I’ve done in this series. Since then, I’ve received requests to continue the series to touch on topics such as PTSD and self-defense. I’m not sure if I’ll continue but I hope that the videos that I have on my channel continue to help those needing it.

As always, thank you – thank you for providing me with a forum to fulfill my desire to help others.